Thursday, September 5, 2013

Energy News Digest for September 5, 2013

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HOT SHOTS – TODAY’S TOP FIVE STORIES

Rain, Thunder, Flood Watch for Western Washington (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

Demand Cools amid Fight over Pacific Northwest Coal Terminals (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

‘Clean Hydro’ Campaign Hopes to Build Dam Support (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

Online Business is Booming, Just Ask Bainbridge Island (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

Whiplash: Climate Change to Make Sandy-Like Paths Less Likely, Study Says (Washington Post)

NEWS HIGHLIGHTS (Details Below)
  • Demand Cools amid Fight over Pacific Northwest Coal Terminals
  • ‘Clean Hydro’ Campaign Hopes to Build Dam Support
  • I Wonder How the Dam Thing Works?
  • Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative Rates to Go Up October 1
  • Arcata Marijuana Growers to Face Excessive Electricity Tax
  • Stinky Mailbox? PSE Sends Smell-Infused Bills
  • Editorial: Here Are 30 Young Leaders to Watch in NCW
  • Maine: Energy Firm to Contest Federal Fines
  • Germany’s Energy ‘Revolution’ Ends in Energy Poverty
  • Lights Out in Venezuela as Nearly 70 Percent Lose Power
  • Alaska Fishermen Protest Wal-Mart Decision on Salmon Certification
  • Seattle Salmon Snaggers Nabbed by Washington State Officials
  • Bald Eagles Are Back In a Big Way - And the Talons Are Out
  • California: Court Rules against Oyster Company Lease
  • Global Wind Turbine Demand to Drop for First Time in Five Years
  • Ocean Energy Has Vast Potential but Many Waves to Skirt
  • Guns & Renewable Energy: Colorado Secession Backers Campaign in Pueblo
  • Energy Adviser: Improving Appliances’ Efficiency Agency’s Goal
  • Living Smart: Large Appliances - Repair or Replace?
  • Pushing Down Energy Use - And Bills
  • Energy & the Cloud: No More Railing Against iPhones
  • Whiplash: Climate Change to Make Sandy-Like Paths Less Likely, Study Says
  • Report: Warming Waters Will Harm Freshwater Fish & Thousands of Jobs
  • Wildfires & Climate Change
  • Turn Pay Phones into Chargers for Electric Vehicles
  • Online Business is Booming, Just Ask Bainbridge Island
  • Right on Cue: Comcast to Light Up 250-Meg Broadband Service in Provo
  • America’s Internet Inequality: A Map of Who’s Got the Best (and Worst) Connections
  • After Monthlong Logo Tease, Yahoo Reveals Redesigned, Slimmer Look
  • Now Hiring: Hawaiian Electric Dipping Into the Social Media Pool
  • Brick-And-Mortar Clinics Treat Internet Addicts
  • California County Wants to Secede, Join Oregon Counties to Create State of Jefferson
  • Rain, Thunder, Flood Watch for Western Washington
  • Tips for Handling Expected Stormy Wet Weather
  • Highway 8 Double Fatality near McCleary
  • Earthquake Shakes Kitsap Peninsula; Study Reveals New Tsunami Potential
  • Yosemite Rim Fire Definitely Not Caused by Marijuana Grow; Mystery Remains
  • Thieves Used Cars to Steal Copper Wiring near Aberdeen Settling Ponds
  • South Sound Would Get 54 Weed Stores

WORD OF THE DAY

Agonistic • \ag-uh-NISS-tick\ • Adjective - 1: argumentative 2: striving for effect: strained
3: of, relating to, or being aggressive or defensive social interaction between individuals usually of the same species

It was popcorn day in North Loup, Nebraska District Court. Pre-trial hearings were underway in the Dodder-Bangle trespassing trial, & the two attorneys – strutting to & fro like banty roosters before the distracted judge, unaware of their diminutive size & worth – made their incremental challenges over the rules of evidence. The attraction wasn't so much the agnostic legal show; it was the most excellent popcorn, due to the fact that North Loup is one of the six self-proclaimed “popcorn capitols of the world.”

SHELTON FORECAST & WEATHER ALERTS


ENERGY & UTILITY ISSUES

Demand Cools amid Fight over Pacific Northwest Coal Terminals (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

‘Clean Hydro’ Campaign Hopes to Build Dam Support (Spokesman Review, Spokane, WA)

I Wonder How the Dam Thing Works? (Eugene Daily News, OR)

Oregon Trail Electric Cooperative Rates to Go Up October 1 (Burns Times-Herald, OR)

Arcata Marijuana Growers to Face Excessive Electricity Tax: Officials Hopeful New Tax Will Deter Growers “…45 percent tax on residences that use more than 600 percent of the energy baseline…” (Eureka Times Standard, CA)

Stinky Mailbox? PSE Sends Smell-Infused Bills (KCPQ-TV, Seattle, WA – Another reason to go with paperless billing)

Editorial: Here Are 30 Young Leaders to Watch in NCW – Includes Kelly Cordell-Stine, wildlife biologist at Chelan Public Utility District (Wenatchee World, WA)

Maine: Energy Firm to Contest Federal Fines - Competitive Energy Services of Portland faces stiff penalties for alleged market manipulation (Portland Press-Herald, ME)
http://www.pressherald.com/business/energy-firm-to-contest-federal-fines_2013-09-05.html

Germany’s Energy ‘Revolution’ Ends in Energy Poverty (Marketwatch)

Lights Out in Venezuela as Nearly 70 Percent Lose Power (Christian Science Monitor)

FISH & WILDLIFE

Alaska Fishermen Protest Wal-Mart Decision on Salmon Certification (Associated Press)

Seattle Salmon Snaggers Nabbed by Washington State Officials (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

Bald Eagles Are Back In a Big Way - And the Talons Are Out (National Public Radio)

California: Court Rules against Oyster Company Lease (NY Times)

RENEWABLE/ALTERNATIVE ENERGY

Global Wind Turbine Demand to Drop for First Time in Five Years (REVE)

Ocean Energy Has Vast Potential but Many Waves to Skirt (EnergyBiz)

Guns & Renewable Energy: Colorado Secession Backers Campaign in Pueblo (Pueblo Chieftain, CO)
http://www.chieftain.com/news/pueblo/1796139-120/pueblo-animas-colorado-commissioners

CONSERVATION & EFFICIENCY

Energy Adviser: Improving Appliances’ Efficiency Agency’s Goal (Vancouver Columbian, WA)

Living Smart: Large Appliances - Repair or Replace? (Olympian, WA - Paywall Advisory)

Pushing Down Energy Use - And Bills (Baltimore Sun, MD)

Energy & the Cloud: No More Railing Against iPhones (The Energy Collective)

CLIMATE CHANGE SEQUESTRATION VAULT

Whiplash: Climate Change to Make Sandy-Like Paths Less Likely, Study Says (Washington Post)

Report: Warming Waters Will Harm Freshwater Fish & Thousands of Jobs (U-S News & World Report)

Wildfires & Climate Change (NY Times)

BARREL O’ GREEN POTPOURRI

Turn Pay Phones into Chargers for Electric Vehicles (Grist Online)

TECHNOLOGY & TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Online Business is Booming, Just Ask Bainbridge Island (KOMO-TV, Seattle, WA)

Right on Cue: Comcast to Light Up 250-Meg Broadband Service in Provo (Multichannel News)

America’s Internet Inequality: A Map of Who’s Got the Best (and Worst) Connections (Gizmodo)

MARKETING & SOCIAL MEDIA

After Monthlong Logo Tease, Yahoo Reveals Redesigned, Slimmer Look (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

Now Hiring: Hawaiian Electric Dipping Into the Social Media Pool (Pacific Business News, HI)
http://www.bizjournals.com/pacific/blog/2013/09/hawaiian-electric-dipping-into-the.html

Brick-And-Mortar Clinics Treat Internet Addicts (Reuters)

POLITICS & GOVERNANCE

California County Wants to Secede, Join Oregon Counties to Create State of Jefferson (Oregonian, Portland, OR)

GENERAL NEWS

Rain, Thunder, Flood Watch for Western Washington (KING-TV, Seattle, WA)

Tips for Handling Expected Stormy Wet Weather (Thurston Talks, Olympia, WA)

Highway 8 Double Fatality near McCleary (Mason Web TV, Shelton, WA)

Earthquake Shakes Kitsap Peninsula; Study Reveals New Tsunami Potential (KIRO Broadcasting, Seattle, WA)

Yosemite Rim Fire Definitely Not Caused by Marijuana Grow; Mystery Remains (San Jose Mercury News, CA)

Thieves Used Cars to Steal Copper Wiring near Aberdeen Settling Ponds (KBKW Radio, Aberdeen, WA)

South Sound Would Get 54 Weed Stores (South Sound Business Examiner)

DIVERSIONS

Surgery Photo Leads to Privacy Lawsuit against Torrance Memorial

Hong Kong’s Paper Crafters Work Overtime to Feed Hungry Ghosts

‘Crazy Obsession’: The Singaporean Man with 6,000 Barbie Dolls

Say what? China says 400 million can’t speak national language

SONG OF THE DAY

Outlaws - Ghost Riders in the Sky

Duane Eddy - Ghost Riders in the Sky (good stuff)

LINKS & PAYWALL ADVISORY

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